It must have been holy water that made Madonna and Child appear in the form of a giant bubble.

Jenny Heller, 44, captured the phenomenon – blown on a beach by a teenage boy - while snapping away with friends on holiday in Dunwich, Suffolk.

It was only when she arrived home in London and downloaded the photographs onto her computer that she instantly recognised the artwork of the Virgin Mary and Jesus, painted by Guido Reni in 1628.

It must have been holy water that made Madonna and Child appear in the form of a giant bubble. Jenny Heller, 44, captured the phenomenon, blown on a beach by a teenage boy, while snapping away with friends on holiday in Dunwich, Suffolk

She told the Mail: ‘A family nearby had a giant bubble making machine and they were blowing bubbles.